Nez viande, animal, cuir. En bouche tout en rondeur, ampleur moyenne . Beaucoup de fraîcheur en finale. Tres agréable. A boire, mais devrait tenir encore quelques années malgre ses 23 ans
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Just as enjoyable as before but in a totally different way: the cabernet franc (I didn't even know there was any) has taken over the finish, making it much fresher than before. Mostly red fruit now - so redcurrant, red cherry and cranberry, with still enough zest midpalate to keep it interesting, but with that cool finish that reminded me of a Loire red. Quite weird but very good.
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First of 5 bottles. not decanted as this was the first bottle. Having tasted it, I would prefer to let it evolve in bottle and glass and not decant. This had everything that I look for in an aged Madiran without the more pronounced oak profile found in the Montus bottles. Nice hue; very appropriate for its age. Excellent complexity with some fruit still, spices, earthy notes, animal/leather aromas. Excellent texture with enough tannins to hold everything together for another 5+ years. Excellent balance and finish. An absolute bargain at about 20 Euros.
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Une bouteille que est resté dans mon cellier plus longtemps que prévu. Elle a bien vielli; dépot important, couleur pourpre, petits fruits, pas trèes long en bouche.
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10/14/2023 - Renevin Likes this wine: 92 Points
Nez viande, animal, cuir. En bouche tout en rondeur, ampleur moyenne . Beaucoup de fraîcheur en finale. Tres agréable. A boire, mais devrait tenir encore quelques années malgre ses 23 ans
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3/28/2023 - Julian Marshall Likes this wine: 93 Points
Just as enjoyable as before but in a totally different way: the cabernet franc (I didn't even know there was any) has taken over the finish, making it much fresher than before. Mostly red fruit now - so redcurrant, red cherry and cranberry, with still enough zest midpalate to keep it interesting, but with that cool finish that reminded me of a Loire red. Quite weird but very good.
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12/25/2021 - vagrantone Likes this wine: 93 Points
First of 5 bottles.
not decanted as this was the first bottle.
Having tasted it, I would prefer to let it evolve in bottle and glass and not decant.
This had everything that I look for in an aged Madiran without the more pronounced oak profile found in the Montus bottles.
Nice hue; very appropriate for its age.
Excellent complexity with some fruit still, spices, earthy notes, animal/leather aromas. Excellent texture with enough tannins to hold everything together for another 5+ years. Excellent balance and finish.
An absolute bargain at about 20 Euros.
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11/25/2021 - F_&_M Likes this wine: 93 Points
Still drinking well ! Decanted 2 hours.
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4/25/2021 - Marcorleans Likes this wine: 88 Points
Une bouteille que est resté dans mon cellier plus longtemps que prévu. Elle a bien vielli; dépot important, couleur pourpre, petits fruits, pas trèes long en bouche.
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